date:Sep 03, 2013
tion which means that they can retaliate, if they so desire, against American goods and services to the tune of perhaps $850 million a year. That will impact and affect American agriculture and American jobs. The passage of a farm bill that changes the way we support cotton farmers will go a long way to ending Brazils ability to retaliate. This is one impact of inaction from Congress in getting the farm bill done.
A second impact would be a longer term problem of permanent law, 1940s law, comin